Daniel Asia
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Daniel Asia (b. Seattle, Washington, United States, 1953) is an American composer.
He received a B.A. degree from Hampshire College and a M.M. from the Yale University School of Music. His major teachers include Jacob Druckman, Stephen Albert, Gunther Schuller, and Isang Yun.
He formerly served as professor of music at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music (1981-1986). Since 1988, he has been a professor of composition, and head of the composition department, at the University of Arizona in Tucson.
In addition to composition, he conducts the New York-based contemporary chamber ensemble the Musical Elements, which he co-founded in 1977.
He has composed four symphonies, a piano concerto, and numerous chamber and solo works.